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{{Short description|Historical trading route in Germany}}
The '''Cologne High Military and Escort Road''' ({{lang-de|Cölnische Hohe Heer- und Geleitstraße}}, also called the ''Hohe Straße'') is a historical trading route that ran from the city of [[Cologne]] via the [[imperial cities]] of  [[Wetzlar]] and [[Friedberg (Hesse)|Friedberg]] to [[Frankfurt am Main|Frankfurt]] within the [[Holy Roman Empire]].

This [[historic road]] ran along the eastern edge of the [[Westerwald]] mountains via Greifenstein and crossed the [[River Lahn]] in Wetzlar. In addition to its function as a trading road this highway was also used as a [[pilgrims' way]] from Cologne to [[Marburg]]. The so-called Elizabeth Path (''Elisabethpfad'') had the grave of Saint [[Elizabeth of Thuringia]] in Marburg as its destination. This historical pilgrimage route was waymarked as the [[Way of St. James]] in 2007. The section of the old road between [[Butzbach]] and Wetzlar is recorded in 1315 and 1349 in deeds no. 441 and 758 at [[Arnsburg Abbey]].

== External links ==
* [http://www.altstrassen-in-hessen.de/altstrassen/coelnischehohestrasse.html Ancient roads in Hesse]

== Literatur ==
* Friedrich Kofler: ''Alte Straßen in Hessen'', Trier, 1893
* Georg Landau: Beiträge zur Geschichte der alten Heer- und Handelsstraßen in Deutschland.
* {{citation|surname1=Christian Daniel Vogel|title=Beschreibung des Herzogthums Nassau|publisher=Beyerle|publication-place=Wiesbaden|date=   1843|language=German
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[[Category:Ancient roads and tracks]]
[[Category:History of the Westerwald]]
[[Category:Transport in Hesse]]
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